@misc{10481/81093, year = {2023}, url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/81093}, abstract = {The current trends and challenges in the field of bibliometrics are reviewed. To do so, we take the reader along a bibliometric route with six stations: the explosion of databases, the inflation of metrics, its relationship to Data Science, searching for meaning, evaluative bibliometrics, and diversity and profession. This evaluation encompasses three dimensions of the bibliometrics field regarding research evaluation: the technological, the theoretical, and the social. Finally, we advocate for the principles of an evaluative bibliometrics, balancing the power of metrics with expert judgment and science policy.}, organization = {Ministry of Science and Innovation of Spain, PID2019-109127RB-I00/ SRA/10.13039/501100011033 and PID2020-117007RA-I00/SRA/10.13039/501100011033}, organization = {Ramón y Cajal researcher (REF: RYC2019-027886-I)}, publisher = {Profesional de la información}, keywords = {Evaluative bibliometrics}, keywords = {Research evaluation}, keywords = {Peer review}, keywords = {Trends}, keywords = {Metrics}, keywords = {Scientific databases}, keywords = {Bibliometric indicators}, title = {The bibliometric journey towards technological and social change: A review of current challenges and issues}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.3145/epi.2023.mar.28}, author = {Torres Salinas, Daniel and Robinson García, Nicolás and Jiménez Contreras, Evaristo}, }